FORT WORTH, Texas – Yaxel Lendeborg led five UAB players in double figures as the No. 4 Blazers defeated No. 12 Wichita State, 72-60, in the quarterfinals of the 2024 American Men’s Basketball Championship on Friday, March 15 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
With the win, UAB (21-11) advances to play No. 1 South Florida in the semifinals on Saturday, March 15 at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
The Blazers used an 11-0 run to take a 63-54 lead with 4:09 remaining in the game.
Lendeborg recorded 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Daniel Ortiz hit four 3-pointers and had 16 points. Christian Coleman added 13 points, while Efrem Johnson had 11 points and Eric Gaines had 10 points along with five steals.
Harlond Beverly and Xavier Bell each had 14 points to lead Wichita State (15-19).
2024 American Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, March 13
Game 1 – No. 12 Wichita State 88, No. 13 Rice 81
Game 2 – No. 11 Temple 64, No. 14 UTSA 61
Thursday, March 14
Game 3 – No. 8 East Carolina, 84, No. 9 Tulsa 79
Game 4 – No. 12 Wichita State 71, No. 5 Memphis 65
Game 5 – No. 7 North Texas 81, No. 10 Tulane 71
Game 6 – No. 11 Temple 75, No. 6 SMU 60
Friday, March 15
Game 7 – No. 1 South Florida 81, No. 8 East Carolina 59
Game 8 – No. 4 UAB 72, No. 12 Wichita State 60
Game 9 – No. 7 North Texas vs. No. 2 Florida Atlantic – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Game 10 – No. 11 Temple vs. No. 3 Charlotte – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPNU
Saturday, March 16
Game 11 – Semifinal 1, No. 4 UAB vs. No. 1 South Florida – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Game 12 – Semifinal 2, Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT | ESPN2
Sunday, March 17
Game 13 – Championship, Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner – 3:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. CT | ESPN
